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2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS


 

Total

Overall Percent

County Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

8,608

99.5

13

12.1

4,352

4,256

8,530

78

 

Under 1

93

0.6

73

-1.1

48

 

93

 

1 - 4

408

4.7

60

-0.7

217

191

403

5

5 - 9

549

6.4

58

-11.9

278

271

541

8

10 - 14

629

7.3

40

-2.5

343

286

620

9

15 - 19

669

7.8

21

22.3

371

298

662

7

20 - 24

452

5.3

56

8.4

217

235

449

3

25 - 29

424

4.9

66

-10.9

227

197

422

2

30 - 34

476

5.5

64

-10.2

231

245

472

4

35 - 39

597

6.9

53

3.1

299

298

591

6

40 - 44

655

7.6

16

26.4

332

323

649

6

45 - 54

1,282

14.9

1

35.2

664

618

1,271

11

55 - 64

1,098

12.8

8

47.6

544

554

1,086

12

65 - 74

674

7.8

40

0.3

342

332

673

1

75 - 84

458

5.3

37

20.2

186

272

457

1

85+

144

1.7

59

51.6

53

91

142

2

10 - 17

1,092

12.7

58

8.1

598

494

1,079

13

18 - 19

206

2.4

40

13.2

116

90

204

2

65+

1,276

14.8

40

11.1

581

695

1,272

4

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

County Rank

Population in 2000:

8,608

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

0

0.%

68

County Rank:

71

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

0

0.0%

50.5

Population Density:

10 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

County Rank:

74

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

County Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

County Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

1,949

23.3%

12

Unemployment Rate (2001)

6.8%

2,725

25

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

648

28.5%

24

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$13,850.00

75

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

26.3%

2,263

19

          Uninsured

1,720

22.4%

10

Medicaid Eligible Children

51.0%

1,250

24

          Medicare

823

10.7%

20

EPSDT Participation (2001)

28.0%

 

46

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

1,061

13.8%

9

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.7%

148

40

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

1,679

19.5%

26

WIC Average Caseload

 

355

68

+Federal estimates are based on national data and subject to significant error.  See definition for discussion.

 

FERTILITY

 

2000

Number

Percent or Rate

County Rank

 

Number or Rate

County Rank

Live Births

94

12.4**

62

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

454

73

Low Birth Weight

10

10.6%

16

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

7.9%

48

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

4

4.3%

61

General Fertility Rate (2000)

58.8**

62

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

17

18.5%

50

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

47.0**

66

Female Population,15 - 19

298

7.9%

27

Female Population, 15 - 44

1,600

73

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

 

Number

Rate++

County Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

1

11.6

13

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

0

0.0

62

Primary/Secondary

0

0.0

48

HIV

0

0.0

46

Early Latent

0

0.0

57

AIDS

0

0.0

5

Congenital

0

0.0

41

Gonorrhea

0

0.0

74

            Chlamydia

5

58.1

71

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

 

Number

Rate

County Rank

Infant Mortality

0

0.0+ 

71

Breast Cancer

0

0.0++

71

All Causes

95

962.2++

53

Cerebrovascular Disease

6

60.7++

58

Heart Disease

36

371.7++

14

Motor Vehicle Accidents

2

25.3++

44

Cardiovascular Disease

44

451.1++

21

Work Related Injuries

0

0.0++

57

Cancer

21

203.3++

45

Suicide

0

0.0++

72

Lung Cancer

5

47.8++

70

Homicide

0

0.0++

64

+ Rate is per 1,000 live births.

++ Rate is per 100,000 and  age adjusted to U.S. 2000 population.

 

2000 HEALTH PROFESSIONS SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA)                                   2000 MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUA)

Is this a total county HPSA?

YES

 

Is this a total county MUA?

YES

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

NO

 

Is this a partial county MUA?

NO

Are there population group HPSAs?

NO

 

Population of MUA:      8,608

(100% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NO

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

8,608

(100% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

3

Total Dental

6

Total Nursing

89

Primary Care Physicians

2

Total Optometry

1

Licensed Practical Nurse

45

Total Chiropractors

1

Total Social Work

0

Registered Nurse

44

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are no Community Health Centers in this county.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

JASPER

1.0

1.0

0.0

1.0

4.0

2.0

2,483

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Name of Facility

Type of Facility

Number of Beds

NEWTON COUNTY HEALTH UNIT

Home Health Agency

0

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Name of Service

Type of Service

North AR Med Ctr - Jasper

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